James Langton

The Asian houbara will form the nucleus of a joint conservation programme by the UAE and Pakistan through the International Fund for Houbara Conservation (IHFC) in both countries.

NYUAD has big plans for Yasser Alwan's priceless collection of photographs, which records more than a century of life in the Middle East.

A note in the calendar is not enough to address the injustices, rapes and murders that seem to be swept under a carpet of tradition, but voices against these crimes are getting louder, James Langton writes.

The destruction of Nimrud by ISIL suggests a grim future for the cultural treasures of the region

How do you talk to ISIL if it never seems to listen? Hostage negotiators say it is all a matter of asking in the right way.

A football that turns into a reading lamp is one of the brilliant but simple inventions transforming the lives of the world's poor.

The rusting vestiges of a railway that connected Beirut to Damascus during the Ottoman Empire was the first in the Arab world. It lies in ruins today, but the Arabian Gulf is keeping alive hopes of interlinking the region

Seeking out peak perfection at one of the most luxurious chalets in the Alps.

Local minister Andrew Thompson came up with the provocative title for his new book, Jesus of Arabia, to remind readers of the vital importance of Jesus Christ within Islam.

It was a malevolent act seemingly designed to create public division and fear, with no regard for the private pain or misery it might cause. Yet the murder of Ibolya Ryan has brought the community together rather than tear it apart.

A monumental feat of engineering was achieved when the unique dome of the Louvre Abu Dhabi was raised and lowered onto its final resting place. Nick Leech and James Langton report.

Some of the world's most ancient and obscure faiths are in danger of being driven out the Middle East by Islamic extremism